Balmoral Mist Deconstructed

Balmoral Mist – David Oliver. Sydney, Australia, 2006
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In early March, 2008 I did a speaking tour of Asia and Australia. In Sydney I had the pleasure of visiting the home ofBruce Pottinger, the owner ofL&P Digital, one of the country's largest pro dealers and distributors of photographic equipment .
In addition to being involved in the business side of photography Bruce is an accomplished fine art photographer himself, and a collector of the work of other leading Australian photographers. Visiting his home was therefore a special treat, as I wandered from room to room looking at not just his fine work, but prints by some of Australia's finest image makers as well.
In the dinning room one print jumped off the wall at me, so to speak. It is titledBalmoral Mist, byDavid Oliver. I found this image to be completely captivating and compelling. The following day, at my request, we visited David at his studio and gallery. The candid shot of David w...